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LABIATE. LXVIII. NEPETA. 



late ; calyx elongated, with lanceolate teeth, which are shorter 

 than the tube. 1. H. Native of the Himalaya. Stems pro- 

 cumbent at the base. Leaves 1-2 inches long. Spike short, 

 rather interrupted. Teeth of calyx villous. Corolla blue ? 

 with a slender exserted tube. 



Linear-leaved Cat-mint. PI. humble. 



5 N. CONNA V TA (Royle, 1. c.) stems erect, villous ; leaves ses- 

 sile, lanceolate, acute, quite entire, cordately stem-clasping at 

 the base, rather connate, green on both surfaces, glabrous ; 

 spike oblong, dense, or rather interrupted at the base ; bracteas 

 lanceolate-subulate, ciliated, equalling the calyxes ; calycine 

 teeth subulate, longer than the tube. I/ . H. Native of the 

 valley of Cashmere, Royle. Stems simple. Leaves 2-3 inches 

 long. Corolla incurved, exceeding the calycine teeth a little. 



Connate-leaved Cat-mint. PI. 1 to 2 feet. ? 



6 N. NERVOSA (Royle, 1. c.) glabrous ; stem humble, erect, 

 branched ; leaves on short petioles, lanceolate, acute, serrated, 

 rounded at the base, green on both surfaces ; spike oblong, 

 dense; outer bracteas ovate, very acute, ciliated, longer than 

 the calyxes ; calycine teeth long-subulate, about equal in height 

 to the tube. 'J/.? H. Native of the valley of Cashmere, 

 Royle. Herb branched at the base. Leaves 1-2 inches long. 

 Mouth of calyx almost equal. Corolla incurved, twice as long 

 as the calyx. 



Nerved-leaved Cat-mint. PL 5 to 1 foot. 



7 N. ERIO'STACHYS (Benth. lab. p. 734.) stem erect, nearly 

 simple, pubescent ; leaves almost sessile, ovate, obtuse, cre- 

 nated, roundly subcordate at the base, green above, and gla- 

 brous, hoary beneath ; spike oblong, dense ; bracteas oblong- 

 linear and subulate, equalling the calyxes ; calycine teeth subu- 

 late, rather longer than the tube, and are, as well as the brac- 

 teas, villous. 1.?H. Native of Cashmere, in the valleys of 

 Baspa and Paber, in elevated grassy places on the margins 

 of woods, &c., Jacquemont. Allied to N. connata and N. 

 nervosa, but the leaves are very distinct. Leaves I to 1} 

 inch long. Bracteas entire. 



Woolly-spiked Cat-mint. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



8 N. CAMPE'STRIS (Benth. lab. p. 734.) pubescent, or nearly 

 glabrous ; stems ascending, almost simple ; leaves almost ses- 

 sile, lanceolate, acute, serrated, rounded at the base, green on 

 both surfaces ; spike elongated, somewhat interrupted at the 

 base ; outer bracteas lanceolate, very acute, ciliated, about equal 

 in length to the calyxes ; calycine teeth subulate, about equal in 

 length to the tube. I/ . H. Native of Cashmere, in fields, fre- 

 quent, Jacquemont. Allied in the form of the leaves to N. ner- 

 vosa ; and in the flowers to N. spicata. Spikes and bracteas 

 altogether that of N. spicata. 



Field Cat-mint. PI. 1 to 2 feet. ? 



9 N. ELA'TA (Royle, ex Benth. in Hook. bot. misc. 3. p. 378. 

 lab. p. 469.) stem erect, glabrous; leaves petiolate, oblong- 

 ovate, or ovate-lanceolate, crenated, broadly cordate at the base, 

 green and glabrous on both surfaces ; spikes oblong-cylindrical, 

 rather interrupted ; bracteas lanceolate-subulate, rather shorter 

 than the calyxes; calyx glabrous, with subulate teeth, which are 

 about equal in length to the tube. I/ . H. Native of the 

 Himalaya, at Simlah, and in the valley of Cashmere. Stem a 

 little branched. Leaves 2-3 inches long. Corolla incurved, 

 twice as long as the calyx, with an exserted tube. Plant gla- 

 brous in every part except the calycine teeth, which are pubes- 

 cent ; and the petioles and floral leaves, which are somewhat 

 ciliated. 



Tall Cat-mint. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



10 N. SPICA'TA (Benth. in Wall. pi. asiat. rar. 1. p. 64. lab. p. 

 470.) plant erect, nearly glabrous ; leaves petiolate, ovate, ob- 

 tuse, crenated, cordate at the base, green on both surfaces ; ra- 

 cemes spike-formed, short, dense ; bracteas oblong or lanceolate- 



linear, subulate, acuminated, equalling the calyxes ; calycine 

 teeth long-subulate, about equal in length to the tube. If.. H. 

 Native of Himalaya, in the provinces of Kamaon and Bhuddri- 

 nah, Wall. ; Valley of Cashmere, Royle, and at Simlah, Lady 

 Dalhousie. Betonica laevigata, D. Don. prod. fl. nep. p. 110. 

 Stem a little branched, with pubescent angles. Leaves 1 to lj 

 inch long : floral leaves broad-ovate, sessile. Calyxes sessile, 

 incurved, with a nearly equal mouth. Corolla incurved, twice 

 as long as the calyx, red. ? Bentham has specimens of this 

 gathered in Cashmere by Jacquemont, having the stems and 

 leaves sometimes hispid, and the leaves scarcely cordate at the 

 base. 



Spiked Cat-mint. PI. \ to 1 foot. 



1 1 N. RAPHANORHI'ZA (Benth. lab. p. 734.) stem ascending, 

 pubescent at the base, rather clammy ; leaves petiolate, ovate, 

 bluntish, serrately crenated, truncate at the base, rather hispid, 

 green on both surfaces ; spike short, dense, somewhat inter- 

 rupted at the base ; outer bracteas oblong, narrowed at both 

 ends, almost equalling the calyxes ; teeth of calyx subulate, his- 

 pid, unequal, shorter than the tube, which is nearly glabrous. 

 H. Native of Cashmere, in grassy places, Jacquemont. Root 

 thick, like that of N. tuberbsa. Leaves like those of N. syncuta, 

 but smaller. 



Raddish-rooted Cat-mint. PI. ? 



12 N. DI'SCOLOR (Royle, ex Benth. in Hook. bot. misc. 3. p. 

 378. lab. p. 470.) stem ascending, villous at the base ; leaves 

 petiolate, ovate, obtuse, crenated, sub-cordate at the base, green 

 above and hoary beneath ; spike oblong, dense, or somewhat 

 interrupted at the base ; bracteas oblong-linear, very acute, 

 equalling the calyxes ; calyx nearly glabrous, with subulate 

 teeth, which are about equal in length to the tube, 2/ . H. Na- 

 tive of the Himalaya, Syen, and Mussooree, Royle. Leaves 

 like those of N. Mussmi, but smaller. Bracteas and calycine 

 teeth ciliated. 



Discoloured-leaved Cat-mint. PI. ascending. 



13 N. MOLLIS (Benth. lab. p. 734.) stems ascending, villous; 

 leaves on short petioles, ovate, obtuse, a little crenated, cordate 

 at the base, clothed with soft villi on both surfaces, rather canes- 

 cent beneath ; superior leaves small, remote ; spikes slender, 

 rather interrupted ; bracteas oblong-linear, very acute, equalling 

 the calyxes ; calyx finely pubescent, having the teeth much 

 shorter than the tube. y.. H. Native of the valley of Cash- 

 mere, Jacquemont. Allied to N. discolor. Whorls distinct, 

 scarcely 6-flowered. Corolla pale red, the lower lip dotted with 

 purple, not blue, as in the other species of the present section. 



Soft Cat-mint. PI. ascending. 



1* N. ELLI'PTICA (Royle, ex Benth. in Hook. bot. misc. 3. p. 

 378. lab. p. 470.) stem erect, rather villous ; leaves sessile, 

 ovate, elliptic, obtuse, toothed, cordate at the base, green on 

 both surfaces, glabrous ; spike interrupted at the base ; floral 

 leaves and bracteas ovate-lanceolate, very acute, ciliated, rather 

 longer than the calyxes ; calycine teeth subulate, about equal in 

 length to the tube. JJ. . H. Native of the Himalaya, from 

 Cashmere to Syen, Royle. N. polystachya, Benth. in Hook. bot. 

 misc. 3. p. 378. Leaves elegantly and regularly toothed, an inch 

 long. Calyx and corolla of N. spicata. 



Var. ft, parviflora (Benth. lab. p. 470.) flowers smaller. 1. H. 

 Native of Simlah, Lady Dalhousie. 



Elliptic-leaved Cat-mint. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



15 N. GRA'TA (Benth. lab. p. 735.) stem erect, branched, 

 clothed with fine pubescence ; leaves nearly sessile, ovate, ob- 

 tuse, crenated, rounded at the base or sub-cordate, wrinkled, pu- 

 bescent on both surfaces, or nearly glabrous above, rather canes- 

 cent beneath ; spikes ovate-oblong, thick, interrupted at the 

 base ; mouth of calyx very oblique, sub-bilabiate ; corolla 

 scarcely twice as long as the calyx. 1 . H. Native of Cash- 



